The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3949530

Standing Pines Foundation

A private foundation in Golden, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $40,998 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Edward Fronapfel or Laura Vanderhye
PO Box 7534
Golden, CO 80403
(303) 229-2200
Form and materials
Submit name, purpose of requested grant, organization's purpose and defined mission statement.
Deadlines
Applications accepted at any time.
Restrictions
Christian and/or educational organizations only.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $40,998

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,994,325

  • Tax year 2024

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,777,792

  • Tax year 2023

    $93,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,506,869

  • Tax year 2022

    $82,040

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,045

  • Tax year 2021

    $125,040

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,492,908

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,532,091

  • Tax year 2019

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $574,404

  • Tax year 2018

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $447,015

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado Gives FoundationArvada, CO

    To support beyond home, justice and mercy legal aid center, and whiz kids

    $25,998
  2. Justice and Mercy Legal Aid CenterDenver, CO

    To support direct legal assistance for families struggling with poverty

    $15,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,99863% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,00037% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $40,998

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Edward L FronapfelCO-CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura VanderhyeCO-CHAIR Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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